Working Groups

Working Groups are centers of political activism within CU Dems. They are run by students who are passionate about a specific topic. Working Groups meet regularly, and organize around a particular goal. For more information about currently existing groups see below. Reach out to working group leaders to get involved.​

Columbia Against the Militarization of Police (CAMP) Leaders: Alexander Gonzalez Torres and Pagona Kytzidis​​CAMP is working to better citizen-police relations in NYC through local legislative action to demilitarize the NYPD and other law enforcement agencies.

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Immigration JusticeLeaders: Joesph Villafañe ​Immigration Justice is a group dedicated to mobilizing in support of New York City’s immigrant communities. This group is focused on SHOWING UP in solidarity with the causes championed by local immigrant communities, SPEAKING UP and advocating for an NYC open to all communities in law and in practice, and RAISING UP community leaders already working toward these goals through on-campus programming.

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Healthcare AccessLeaders: Monique Harmon and Jasmine Bar​The Healthcare Access workinggroup is committed to promoting accessibility to healthcare and increasing the availability of information about healthcare options on Columbia’s campus and beyond. This semester, we will be holding a liberal bootcamp, giving general body members a breakdown of the different healthcare options that exist in the US. Moving into next semester, we will be organizing a panel and hopefully partnering with a local organization to hold a workshop to help people sign up for healthcare if they are uninsured.

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Climate JusticeLeaders: Fiona Laird

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Voting RightsLeaders: James Chapman

Voting rights workinggroup's mission is to update New York State's voting rights and educating the public on their voting rights as citizens and residents of New York.

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Education InequalityLeaders: Ari Papahronis​The education inequality workinggroup is focused on discussing and alleviating educational inequalities in NYC and across the country! The group plans to hold a panel of experts throughout the eduction field in New York City to create a roundtable on public school education in the city. The group also allies with the interests of graduate student workers at Columbia and plans to assist the group and cause as negotiations continue to move forward or if more activism is necessary.

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If you are interested in starting a new working group within dems, email us at dems@columbia.edu.